Marantz 10b Tuner serial #10 3368
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I think only a few of the original model 10 were built; the most authoritative article I know is this one: https://pearl-hifi.com/06_Lit_Archive/15_Mfrs_Publications/Vacuum_Tube_Valley/VTV05^^.pdf
That said, the answer should be findable using Google. Good luck!
That said, the answer should be findable using Google. Good luck!
History detectives challenge: Marantz 20 vs. 20B - let's nail it down!
A Marantz analog tuner is on my bucket list, but if I buy another tuner my wife will kill me. Catch-22! Right? I'm finely down to two Marantz tuners. At one time I had 5 Marantz tuners. I still have a Realistic tuner and a Dynaco FM3 tuner. So down to 4 tuners. That's pretty good for me. :D
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As far as I can tell, when Marantz switched production of the model 20 to the 20B, they did not restart the serial number sequence. I believe the serial number on the first 20 B is not #1.
I believe they added the B to the serial number later, after some B units had already been produced.
So I believe the sequence was:
1. Model 20 with serial numbers starting with 20
2. Model 20B with serial number starting with 20
3. Model 20B with serial number starting with 20B
I presume that all Model 10B production had ceased by the time the 20B was introduced. That would suggest a change to Marantz serial number policy added B to the serial number tag long after the introduction of the 10B. Confused yet?
I bet somebody in the Marantz forum will know. According to the Vacuum Tube Valley article, 94 Marantz model 10 tuners were produced before the 10B.
IMHO Marantz decided that the letter B was a marketing advantage and they seem to have zealous about adding it to later models.
Pio1980
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Hangover from the 8B?
r_brumett61
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Considered by some to be the best tuner ever built and the Heathkit AJ-15 to be the second best.
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Lavane
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What I don't get is the high prices still for tuners. I've had enough of them over the years. Being a Marantz fan boy, I had collected my share of them over the years. Model 23, 105, 112, 115, 120, 125, etc. Including other brands like Eico, Kenwood, Technics, Pioneer...... All I have left is the Marantz model 112 and a Dynaco FM3. I like the smaller footprint, and they're good sounding tuners.
FM just isn't even close to what it used to be. Most of it is pretty much unlistenable in my area. Most stations are owned by the same company.
They play the same music, just rotating the selection every month or so between them. Most with names like The River, The Thunder, The Bear, etc., depending on whether it's rock, country, or pop.
Rant now over.
FM just isn't even close to what it used to be. Most of it is pretty much unlistenable in my area. Most stations are owned by the same company.
They play the same music, just rotating the selection every month or so between them. Most with names like The River, The Thunder, The Bear, etc., depending on whether it's rock, country, or pop.
Rant now over.
